In the immediate weeks following the forced departure of Queens Defenders’ controversial executive director, Lori Zeno, the atmosphere inside the legal services nonprofit felt noticeably lighter.
Read MoreOver a hundred legal advocacy and prisoner rights groups called on the state to pursue more ways to shrink the state’s prison population, including expanded use of clemency powers.
Read MoreA group of public defender organizations and immigration nonprofits are calling on a federal court to dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging a New York State law that protects immigrants when they appear in court.
Read MoreA group of nearly 100 organizations demanded on Monday that the governor and legislative leaders increase funding for the implementation of New York’s Raise the Age laws in the state’s budget, which is due in a little less than a month.
Read More“The NYPD demands accountability from everyone but themselves.”
Read More“The young people are at the mercy of officers to escort them to any type of services, and the officers are not usually in a hurry to assist them.”
Read More‘This inequality in pay deprives our staff of a sustainable living wage, impeding their ability to pursue careers as defenders.’
Read More“Continuing to pursue that case will not serve any purpose and I therefore move to dismiss it immediately in the interest of justice.”
Read MoreIn this case, prosecutors and public defenders can agree: salaries are too low.
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